Greene v. Gwaltney of Smithfield, Inc.

Opinion

COLEMAN, J.

Ruby Greene appeals from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission * denying her compensation benefits. She contends that the commission erred in ruling that the letter she sent the commission filed November 18, 1988, did not constitute an “application” for a hearing within Code § 65.1-99. She argues that the commission also erred in finding that, even if the letter were an application, she failed to bear her burden of proving that she was temporarily-partially incapacitated. Additionally, she contends that the commission erred in finding that her subsequent change…